Athletics Press Releases


W&J Falls To Wooster Late 2-1	*Fri, September 14 - 10:31 PM*	WOOSTER, Ohio -- Despite being outshot by a 26-4 margin, the Washington & Jefferson College women's soccer team hung tough on the road at Wooster before falling 2-1 on Friday evening. The Presidents (0-4) grabbed the lead midway...
CMU Uses Early Spurt To Defeat Presidents	*Tue, September 11 - 10:11 PM*	PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Carnegie Mellon scored twice in the first five minutes and cruised to a 4-1 non-conference women's soccer victory over Washington & Jefferson on Tuesday evening at Gesling Stadium. The Tartans (3-0-2) avenged last...
W&J Women’s Soccer Drops 1-0 Decision To OWU	*Sat, September 8 - 6:45 PM*	DELAWARE, Ohio -- Claire Lofgren scored four minutes into the second half for the match’s lone goal to give Ohio Wesleyan a 1-0 women’s soccer victory over Washington & Jefferson on Saturday afternoon. Emma Markey crossed the...
Frostburg State Downs Presidents In Women's Soccer Opener	*Tue, September 4 - 8:55 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Adria Graham scored a pair of goals to help Frostburg State build a three-goal lead and defeat Washington & Jefferson 4-1 in non-conference women's soccer action Tuesday night at Alexandre Stadium. The Bobcats (2-0)...
W&J Announces Hiring Of Four Assistant Coaches	*Wed, August 22 - 10:33 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College Director of Athletics Bill Dukett recently announced the hiring of four new assistant coaches to the Presidents’ athletics staff. The first-year assistant coaches include Erin...
W&J Women’s Soccer Looks To Keep Momentum Going	*Mon, August 13 - 1:50 PM*	A year after winning its first Presidents’ Athletic Conference regular-season title and setting a school record with 14 victories, the Washington & Jefferson College women’s soccer team will look to surpass those feats in 2012 and...
Marcius And Shipley Named ECAC All-Stars	*Tue, January 3 - 4:19 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College junior Chrissy Marcius (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) and sophomore Holly Shipley (Scottdale, Pa./Southmoreland) were recently named to the ECAC Division III South Region All-Star Team. ...
Three Women’s Soccer Players Earn Division III All-Great Lakes Region Honors	*Mon, December 12 - 12:44 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College sophomore forward Holly Shipley (Scottdale, Pa./Southmoreland) was recently named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division III All-Great Lakes Region First Team, while...
Holly Shipley Becomes First Women’s Soccer All-American At W&J	*Sat, December 10 - 2:00 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College sophomore forward Holly Shipley (Scottdale, Pa./Southmoreland) became the first women’s soccer All-American in school history Friday after being named to the National Soccer Coaches...
Shipley Earns PAC Player of the Year; Four Presidents Named To First Team	*Wed, November 16 - 1:00 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College sophomore Holly Shipley (Scottdale, Pa./Southmoreland) was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Year and earned All-PAC First Team honors, the league...
Marcius and Murphy Earn CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors	*Fri, November 4 - 3:17 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. - Washington & Jefferson College junior women’s soccer players Chrissy Marcius (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) {above} and Dawn Murphy (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) {below} were named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Division III...
Waynesburg Upsets W&J In PAC Semis	*Tue, November 1 - 9:31 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Fourth-seeded Waynesburg upset the top-seeded Washington & Jefferson women’s soccer team 1-0 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship Tournament semifinals on Tuesday night at Alexandre Stadium. With...
Shaner Awarded PAC Defensive Player Of The Week	*Tue, November 1 - 3:40 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson junior women’s soccer player Hannah Shaner (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward) was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Shaner led the Presidents (14-...
W&J PAC Tournament Semifinal Preview	*Mon, October 31 - 2:20 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The three-time defending Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament champion Washington & Jefferson women’s soccer team hosts Waynesburg in Tuesday evening’s PAC Semifinal. W&J (14-3-1, 8-0-1) is...
Presidents Clinch PAC Women’s Soccer Top Seed With 5-0 Rout Of Bethany	*Sat, October 29 - 3:51 PM*	BETHANY, W.Va. – Washington and Jefferson College clinched an unbeaten regular season and the top seed for next week’s PAC Women’s Soccer Tournament after defeating Bethany 5-0 on Saturday afternoon. The Presidents (14-3-1...
W&J And Thomas More Play To Scoreless Draw	*Wed, October 26 - 11:05 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women’s soccer team earned a 0-0 PAC draw with Thomas More in a defensive struggle at Alexandre Stadium on Wednesday night. Senior goalkeeper Stephanie Saussol (Pittsburgh, Pa./...
W&J Women’s Soccer Moves To Ninth In NSCAA Rankings	*Tue, October 25 - 1:47 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women’s soccer team moved up one spot to ninth in the latest NSCAA Great Lakes Region poll released on Tuesday. W&J (13-3, 7-0) has won a school-record 11 games in a row and had...
Shipley’s Goal Leads Presidents By Waynesburg In Overtime	*Sat, October 22 - 5:25 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Sophomore Holly Shipley (Scottdale, Pa./Southmoreland) scored the game-winning goal with just over four minutes remaining in the second overtime period to give the Washington & Jefferson women’s soccer team a 2-1...
Presidents Bounce Thiel; Remain Perfect In PAC	*Tue, October 18 - 9:27 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women’s soccer team routed Thiel 4-0 on Tuesday night at Alexandre Stadium. With the victory, the Presidents remain atop the Presidents’ Athletic Conference standings with...
Murphy Named PAC Offensive Player of the Week	*Tue, October 18 - 10:46 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College junior women’s soccer player Dawn Murphy (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) earned Presidents’ Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors on Monday. Murphy scored...
Murphy’s Two Goals Help Presidents Win School Record Ninth Straight	*Sat, October 15 - 3:28 PM*	GROVE CITY, Pa. - Junior Dawn Murphy (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) scored both W&J goals as the Presidents downed Grove City 2-1 for their school-record ninth consecutive victory. With the win, W&J surpassed the previous school record of...
Balanced Attack Helps W&J Cruise Past Chatham	*Wed, October 12 - 6:40 PM*	PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Six Presidents tallied goals as the Washington & Jefferson College women’s soccer team defeated Chatham 7-0 on Wednesday evening in Pittsburgh. With the victory, W&J (10-3, 4-0) extended its winning streak to eight...
W&J Women’s Soccer Earns Top 10 Regional Ranking	*Tue, October 11 - 2:01 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women’s soccer team is ranked 10th in the latest NSCAA Great Lakes Region poll released on Tuesday. The Presidents (9-3, 3-0) have won seven straight games and are ranked in the poll...
Reynolds Named PAC Defensive Player of the Week (10/10)	*Mon, October 10 - 5:06 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson junior defender Lauren Reynolds (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Defender of the Week on Monday. Reynolds led the Presidents’ defensive unit to two...
W&J Runs Winning Streak To Seven (10/10)	*Mon, October 10 - 10:38 AM*	LATROBE, Pa. - Sophomore Holly Shipley (Scottdale, Pa./Southmoreland) recorded a goal and added two assists as the Washington & Jefferson women’s soccer team downed Saint Vincent 3-0 on Sunday afternoon. Shipley set up freshman Tatum...